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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Gpe Packages

« on: April 24, 2005, 11:35:35 am »

OK, I'll have to take this up again because I got no real answers here.  Telling me to use ipkg is really no answer at all and defeats what a forum is for. The answer I would expect from all you experienced, over a thousand post people would be somewhat along these lines:

"If you flash your SL6000 with gpe and the latest 3.5.3 version you will be left with an almost unusable Zaurus.  To get it up to par with Opie or the Sharp ROM or Zynergy, you need to install the following packages:

- the following lib ipks...
- package such and such
- package bla bla bla....
...etc.

Do so using ipkg from a terminal issuing:

ipkg <options (and say what options!)> <.ipk file>

After doing this you may have a decent enough Zaurus."

Now THAT IS A FRIGGIN ANSWER!!!

So if  you guys don't  know the answer please be so kind as to point me to a section of this forum where I can get a real answer.  I see no NEWBIE section either.  The installation instructions at the OZ site don't even go past the instructions on how to flash the software, and I know that.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Gpe Packages

« on: April 23, 2005, 09:50:37 pm »

Have installed 3.5.3 on a SL-5600.  How do I get other packages?  3.5.3 is quite barebone and ussability "out-of-the-box" is almos nill.  I've managed to get online with my wifi card and update the package list but the package manager takes forever, freezes, keeps putting out an error msg : "iPKG backend failure, cannot continue.".  The only option is to Close.  This error dialog shows upt BENEATH the -gpe-package Upgrading packag lists dialog.  It just stays there forever doing nothing.  Sometimes it completely wipes out.  I'm just about giving up on 3.5.3 and going back to Sharp ROM or Zynergy.  Even 3.5.3 with Opie worked a whole lot better and comes with just about everything but, and this is a matter of preferences, I just hate the the look!

Also, anyone have problems logging in as root or other user?  I've had to reset to get this to let me login again.  Owner info doesn't show up unless you log out and back in.  But the lack of programs is my big complaint.  Anyone shed a little light on this?  Thanks.

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5x00 General discussions / Special kernel install woes...

« on: April 08, 2004, 09:14:14 pm »

Did this last night.  Both files have to be on the root (/) directory of the card.  My mistake was I was putting them in InstallFiles.  If you follow the same procedure as with the ROM update you should get the new kernel to work.  Hope this helps.